Tag: Crypto

Ripple co-founder and former CEO Chris Larsen has continued to draw scrutiny from the crypto community after realizing more than $764 million in profits from XRP sales since 2018. Analysts warn that his recurring sell-offs near local highs could weigh on XRP’s price recovery as the token struggles to reclaim key technical levels. Chris Larsen’s…

Crypto prime broker FalconX has acquired 21Shares, the world’s largest issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), marking its third major acquisition of 2025. The move strengthens FalconX’s push into regulated digital asset markets and signals a growing convergence between traditional finance and crypto infrastructure. A Strategic Expansion for FalconX The acquisition comes as FalconX seeks…

Robinhood is accelerating its tokenization efforts in Europe, bringing nearly 500 U.S. stock and ETF tokens to the Arbitrum blockchain. The expansion marks a major step in the company’s push into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization as it deepens its presence in the crypto ecosystem. Nearly 500 Tokenized Assets on Arbitrum According to data from Dune…

France is stepping up its oversight of major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, as part of a broader push to assert greater regulatory influence within the European Union. The French banking authority, ACPR, has launched additional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks, signalling a tougher national stance at a time when the EU prepares to enforce the Markets…

Babylon Labs has unveiled a system that aims to enable native Bitcoin to be used as collateral on the Ethereum blockchain without the need for intermediaries. The development is being presented as a milestone in decentralised finance (DeFi), although questions remain about how truly trustless the model is. According to David Tse, co-founder of Babylon…

A cryptocurrency wallet associated with the Chinese Bitcoin mining group LuBian has transferred nearly $1.3 billion worth of Bitcoin, shortly after the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed a major forfeiture case involving $15 billion in alleged illicit funds. Major BTC Movement After Three-Year Silence On Wednesday, blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that a…

Merge Madrid showcased a pivotal moment in Europe’s financial evolution, as leading banks, crypto firms and regulators came together to discuss the integration of blockchain, digital assets and real-world tokenisation. Held from 7 to 9 October across the historic Palacio de Santoña and Palacio de Cibeles, the event reflected a clear shift in traditional finance’s…